19th Century English ash and beech single row spindle back armchair rocker. The four decoratively turned spindles supported between a plain stay rail and one of two round cross rails. Joined to the round back uprights connected to the curved shaped arms, supported by turned supports, having a rush seat with edge protective strips above turned legs joined by a well turned front stretcher and double side stretchers, on rockers. Attributed to the Westmorland Dales area of the North West.
Dales or single row spindle back ash rocking armchair. Attributed to the North West. Round front legs tapering towards feet to mortice into rockers, joined by turned stretcher, shaped front and double turned side stretchers, below a rush seat. The round back uprights with single row of four decoratively turned spindles, supported between two round curved cross rails with additional cross rail below, curved shaped arms which mortice into the back upright with turned terminal tenons, plain turned underarm supports. Good overall colour and patination.
1800 -1870
Ref – The English Regional Chair, Bernard D. Cotton, Page 335, Figure NW54
Early 19th Century English winged armchair on rockers. A nursing armchair designed for a mother tending her child. The turned wings attached to the uprights were to support cushions and to keep a tired feeding mother upright. The lower arms were also there to allow required elbow room.
An early 19th Century French fruitwood farmhouse table.
The well patinated three plank cleated top above a plain frieze, raised on square section tapering legs. 220 years of great overall colour and patination.
A fantastic coffee table comprising of an early 19th Century French fruitwood dough-bin base with a 19th Century French burr elm quarter panelled door top.
George III English Faded Cuban Mahogany Wine Table
The circular single plank tilt-top having beautiful overall aged and faded patina (Resembling walnut) Resting on a well turned column support, joined to three out-swept cabriole legs, terminating on a pointed pad foot. Stunning!
An attractive early 19th Century French walnut and fruitwood wine table. The book matched 2 plank top on a gun-barrel turned support on high slanted cabriole legs.
Note: Recently arrived from France, still needs leveling, gluing, waxing etc.
A rare 18th Century English mahogany Chippendale carved triple tier games table.
This rare example opens to become four tables. First of all a rectangular side table, secondly opening to a mahogany tea table, next to be a baize toped card table and again opening to a backgammon/chess table, then a lifting lid for cards and other playing equipment.
Note: The triple fork hinges to the tops and the exceptional original carving over all. This rare example should be a museum piece.
One of my favourite recent customers is sizing down. The quality of her furnishings and home interior is vogue magazine worthy, stunning!
I have advised her of what she should keep and what would suit me to handle and how to disperse everything else.
This week we collected this beautiful harlequin set of 10 dining chairs. We have nearly finished, re-gluing, polishing and waxing all.
A rare harlequin set of ten 18th century English country Hepplewhite elm, ash and fruitwood dining chairs. Comprising of 8 chairs and 2 armchairs.
The camel shaped top rails, above fret-carved centre splats, having upholstered drop in seats, resting on square-block and square-tapered legs, joined by rectangular stretchers.
